Blog - Pete Brown

The Market for Flavourful Beer

When trying to categorise beer, it may be time to drop subtle distinctions – because there are signs the beer drinker already has. Cask?...

12th November 2018 | Beer, IPA, Marketing

A new press release about the rejuvenation of Britain’s most famous ever beer brand causes more problems than it solves. Oh, you shouldn’t have!...

After talking last week about some general attitudes and behaviours around cask ale, this week I’m focusing in on the sense I got from...

The latest edition of the Cask Report has prompted quite the debate around the plight and possible future of cask. I didn’t write the...

“We’d like you to do another book,” they said, “We just don’t want it to be about beer or cider,” they said. “What else...

Calling fellow beer communicators – what, if anything, would you like the British Guild of Beer Writers to be doing? I’ve sent...

14th June 2018 | Miracle Brew

Great news for people with weak wrists and anyone struggling to find that perfect Father’s Day present! My first book specifically about beer...

23rd April 2018 | Beer, CAMRA, Cask ale

CAMRA members who voted against a motion to extend the remit of the organisation think they did so to preserve cask ale. In reality,...

Last month I went on amazing press trip to Catalonia. We visited about fifteen breweries in six exhausting days – and I quickly spotted...